Amman, 28 April 2014

The inefficiencies in the issuance procedure impede smooth flow of cross-border export documents resulting in delays and losses of many agricultural goods across the borders of Mediterranean countries. Another major barrier to fresh produce horticultural trade is the lack of harmonized technical standards and treatments for exports. As well as the complying with different standards imposed by EU market or  those required by global retailers.

With a total budget of € 1,400,000.00 (90% of which funded by the European Union), the E.H.P.P.C. Med project will enhance technical and administrative procedures and operation for Horticultural Perishable Products (HPPs) circulation between Lebanon, Jordan and Italy adopting harmonized and shared procedures and implementing an innovative ICT tool.

 Thanks to the improvement of control methods of quality and origin related to  HPPs and training on the new procedures and technologies for operators and users, the E.H.P.P.C. Med project will try to solve the circulation problems among Mediterranean countries.

HPPC-Med is one of the 95 projects funded under the ENPI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme  2007-2013, which with a total budget of EUR 200 million and under the guidance of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia as Managing Authority, aims to promote a sustainable and harmonious cooperation process at the basin level by addressing common challenges and enhancing the endogenous potential of the area. It is a multilateral cross-border cooperation initiative financed by the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI), which involves 14 countries: Cyprus, Egypt, France, Jordan, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Palestine, Portugal, Spain, Syria (participation currently suspended) and Tunisia.   (www.enpicbcmed.eu).